Fantastic Four #19: Reed’s Stretchy Body 47

Fantastic Four #19, page 17, panel 5

Written by: Stan Lee

Drawn by: Jack Kirby

Inking: Dick Ayers

Lettering: S. Rosen

Way back in Fantastic Four #3, we saw Reed use himself to replace a burst tire on a car. Here, he goes one better, using his powers to turn himself into a giant wheel that can roll over water, to ensure he reunites with Ben and Sue as quickly as possible.

I’m not sure what I like more – the line detail that shows us his arms looping into the wheel, or the fact that once he reaches the shore, his face will repeatedly get mashed into the sand.